Glove-former.



E. E. PLESS.

GLOVE FORMER.

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GLOVE FORMER.

APPLlC-ATION FILED !AN.26,916.

Patented. Sept. 11, 1917.

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ERNEST E. PLESS, OF MORRISTOWN, TENNESSEE.

GLOVE-FORMER.

Application filed January 26, 1916.

V pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in glove formers and the prin cipal object of the invention is to provide a device for stretching gloves to give the same the proper size after the parts thereof have been sewed together and also to smooth the seams.

Another object of the invention is to provide a former which may be constructed of any suitable metal preferably cast in which a suitable electric heating element is positioned to facilitate the rapid stretching and finishing of the glove.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a novel former having a removable heating element so that when necessary the element may be removed for repairs.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device which may be easily and cheaply constructed and in which access to the inside may be readily gained through a suitable cover plate to enable the heating element to be readily removed.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure lis a side view in elevation of a glove former constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the cover plate removed.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view through the former taken on the line 4.1 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the insulating plate positioned between the heating element and the cover plate, and

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the heating element.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates the glove former as an entirety comprising the stem or standard 2 having formed at its upper end, a plurality of fin- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 1917. Serial No. 74,397.

gers or extensions 3 which lingers or extensions are adapted to enter the fingers of the glove. Formed in the stem portion 2 of the glove former is a recess which opens outwardly through one side face as clearly illustrated in the drawings. The back wall 1 of said recess is provided with a pair of upstanding bosses 5 positioned near the upper and lower walls of the recess and these bosses are each formed with an inteaially screw threaded aperture or socket (3 for the reception of the attaching screws of the cover plate which will be more fully hereinafter described. A suitable rabbet 7 is formed at the upper edge of the top, bottom and side walls of the recess and forms a shoulder against which the under face of the cover plate rests. The cover plate above referred to is designated by the numeral 8 and is pro vided near each end with suitable apertures which aline with the openings or sockets (3 of the bosses 5 and are adapted to receive the attaching screws 9 by means of which the plate is held in place. Formed near the lower terminal of the plate 8 is a rectangular opening 10 for the reception of the conductors by which the current is conveyed to the heating element.

The heating element above referred to is designated generally 11 and comprises a head or body 19. formed of any suitable insulating heat resisting material upon which are formed integrally the upstanding legs or arms 13 and 14. These arms 13 and 1 1-. are cylindrical in cross section as clearly illustrated in the drawings and wound thereon in suitable spiral grooves formed therein is the-heating filament 15 formed of any suitable material such as German silver wire or the like. The terminals of this wire extend into the head 12 and are secured to the sockets 16 and 17 to which the feed wires for the device are connected.

In order to provide an insulating means for the plate 8 there is a suitable insulating plate designated by the numeral 18 provided at its lower terminal with an inwardly extending notch or recess 19 forming the legs 20. This notch is adapted to accommodate the connection carrying the service wires by means of which the device is connected to the sockets 16 and 17.

The standard 1 is supported on a suitable bracket designated generally 21 comprising a body 22 having the downwardly and outwardly extending legs 23 formed at opposite cured to any suitable supporting structure, It Will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the device is assembled as illustrated in Fig. l and the glove is then slipped over the form so that the fingers of the form extend into the fingers of the glove and upon passing of the current through the filament 15, it Will be seen that the same Will become heated, thereby heating the former and causing the glove to take the proper shape.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as Will fall Within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is: 1. A glove former comprising a standard having an elongated recess opening out- Wardly through one face thereof, fingers formed on the standard, a head located in said recess, parallel electrically heated ele ments carried by said headand located in the recess, an insulating plate overlying the elements and having one of its ends forked to expose the head, a cover removably secured 1,239,959 V q r i I a "to the standard and closing the recess, and 5 means for supporting the standard.

2. A glove former comprising a body, fingers at one end of the body, the body being provided with a recess extending longitudinally thereof and opening out through one side, the outer edges of the side Walls of the recess being rabbe'ted, a heating element positioned Within said recess, and a cover plate adapted to rest on the rabbeted portions to close the opening.

3. A glove former comprising a body, fingers at one end of the body, a support at the opposite end of the body, the body beingprovided With a recess, the top, bottom and side Walls of said recess being rabbeted, bosses formed integral with the bottom wallof the recess and extending outwardly therefrom, a heating element positioned Within the re cess and straddling the bosses, and a cover plate resting'in, the rabbeted portions, and

attaching means extending through "the cover plate and intothe bosses.

In testimony whereof I aifix'my signature Witnesses. ERNEST E. PLESS; Vitnesses:

n. A; PLESS, C. V. TAYLOR," I.

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